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Fiona Anderson - Coaching Convenor (staff & pools) & Intermediate Squad
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Tom Watson - Head Coach (Adv Squad) , Learn To Swim Administrator
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Peter Allan - Coach ~ Retired
Biography:
 | I first became involved in swimming in
October 1982 when my son decided to join a Swimming Club and I attended
my first training camp (at Golspie) as a helper in April 1983. I then joined club as an adult member in September 1983 in order to become a timekeeper. At that time any official had to be a member of a registered SASA club to be undertake technical official training. I undertook the training and sat my timekeepers exam in November 1983. I then went on to completed my record of pondside duties and was awarded my timekeepers certificate in April 1984. November 1984 saw my sitting my judges exam and in April 1985 I completed my record of pondside duties and was awarded my judges certificate. In October 1986 I began assisting as coaching helper with D Group under the watchful eye of Iain Macfadyen, and in April 1987 I sat and passed my Preliminary Club Coaches Certificate. In November 1986 I sat my starters exam and in June 1987 I completed my record of pondside duties and was awarded my starters certificate. November 1987 saw me joining the Club committee and I became property & works convenor and lifesaving convenor. |
I continued assisting with D Group until
lain retired from coaching and left me to run D Group in late 1988.
During 1988 when the club had a smaller number of swimmers, the coaching
groups were reorganised into three groups, advanced, intermediate and
prep, with the chief coach responsible for the advanced group and myself
taking care of intermediate group.
In 1988 I sat and passed my recorder's
exam and in March 1989 I sat and passed my Assistant Club Coaches
Certificate. In May 1991 I passed the Royal Lifesaving Societies Lifesaving
Teacher's Certificate. In June 1991 I passed the Scottish
Amateur Swimming Association's Preliminary Teacher's
Certificate for Swimming. Whilst in June 1993 I sat and passed the
Amateur Swimming Association, Teachers Certificate for Swimming.
During 1993 because of an influx of
swimmers at the lower end of the Club we reverted to having four
Coaching Groups, A group, B group, C group and Prep group with C group
being run by myself. I took over duties of coaching convenor in November
1993 and I sat and passed my referee's exam in 1994. Finally in
1995 I was elected president of the club at the AGM.
In March 1996 I attended and passed a
long conversion course from the old swimming teachers qualifications to
the new swimming teachers qualification. I was awarded my new swimming
teacher certificate in July 1996. I took over the running of D
group in 99 and I was awarded the "Certificate of Continued
Professional Development" as an amemdum to the ASA Teachers
Certificate
Coaching Style:
Much of my "Coaching" is actually "Teaching" as most of the swimmers are fairly new to the sport. I tend to coach (teach) like the continually dripping tap, keeping on at the main points of swimming until all (or most) swimmers have them firmly fixed in their minds. [As the swimmers keep changing with the new ones joining from outside the club or from Prep grouip this means keeping on all the time.]
